The Importance Of Miscommunications InThe Charge Of The Light Brigade?

The first poem we are going to look at is ‘The Charge of the Light

Wikipedia: This open-source online encyclopedia can provide a general overview of the battle; but most importantly, this source provides links to other valuable sources.

“Criticism is dangerous, because it wounds a person’s precious pride, hurts his sense of importance, and arouses resentment.” (Carnegie, 5) It was because of the discouragement the regiment gave themselves. As the battle became intense, soldiers began to retreat, another form of alarm. All the soldiers began to flee because of fear. Fear causes cowardice, causing the force to lose

The battle had a number of lessons for the British. The senior officers had little idea how to conduct a battle with any degree of sophistication. Howe learnt his mistake in making a frontal assault. At every subsequent battle, where possible he carried out flanking assaults. The British troops were indisciplined and disorganised. The guns for which the wrong ammunition was provided were almost certainly battalion weapons manned by foot rather than Royal Artillery.

According to the Library of Illinois, “primary sources of information are those that provide first-hand accounts of the events, practices, or conditions you are researching.” There is no portion about reliability or the significance of truth within the explanation of a primary historical source. O’Brien’s recollection of his first-hand experience in the Vietnam war is a good primary source because highlights the collective consciousness of America during the war, the collective memory of the soldiers who fought, and the emotional things they had to carry with them through the remainder of their lives.

This tactic helped the Americans a lot, if they stopped firing the British could’ve regained their strength and might have had a chance of success in the Battle of

The first source I decided to include was the “ Headquarters Army of Northern Virginia”, because Robert E. Lee was writing letters to Richmond about the battle. Explaining in detail what is happening at that very moment, giving us first hand information on how Robert is specifying what is occurring with the troops, continuing with how they handled the duty of concentrating to Gettysburg. This letter was words from Robert E. Lee himself making this a valuable source to use because of the primary sources reliability to give us intuition on the situations. I would be able to give first hand experiences which would help my readers understand the thoughts and feelings of the battle as well as the attitude towards it all.

The Militia kept attacking and following the British as they retreated, which directly caused the deaths of their own men as well as some British soldiers. According to both sources, after the British retreated and effectively surrendered they were followed by the Militia and constantly attacked, ambushed and shot at as they walked 15 miles carrying their dead and wounded. The rebels had won, and yet they continued to slaughter the Red Coats as they retreated. This was unnecessary and completely barbaric on their part. And it clearly shows that the deaths on both sides are their fault. If the Militia hadn’t followed the British then none of the Troops that were killed from that moment on would have died because the British had retreated. Why they did it will most likely never be known, but the utter savagery of the rebel’s acts should never be forgotten. In fact, A British Account explains that, “...Such was the cruelty and barbarity of the rebels, that they scalped and cut off the ears of some of the wounded men who fell into their hands…” Men who were already wounded, that lay dying alone in puddles of blood spent their last moments being scalped, cut and trampled in the fray. Scalping in and of itself is tremendously painful and can be fatal due to blood loss, but to take someone who is already wounded and commit such an act upon them? That would take utter barbarity and a complete lack of concern. The rebels and their cowardly, cruel actions were completely at fault not only for the crimes perpetrated at those battles but for the large body count left

They released an article in the London Chronicle stating how multiple troops were “attacked and insulted by the mob”. The newspaper emphasized firing was the only justification towards everything that had been going on. They said firing was a form of self-defense against the mob. Meaning that when the soldiers left willingly-- once the Boston Council decided it was better for them to leave the inhabitants of the town-- it was implied that the British were sensible and all they were trying to do was protect themselves. Along with these statements, the British constantly attempted to prove themselves as innocent.

The best historians are the ones who write the strongest arguments. To make strong arguments, it's very important to use strong sources. Sources are either primary or secondary. The primary sources are the original ones, which date back to the events of that time period. Secondary sources are the arguments of other historians or anything that talks about primary sources. Choosing the best sources means understanding what the source is saying and using accurate information to make your own argument.

As the battle went on, the Prussian Army was fast approaching. When Napoleon received word of the impending Prussian arrival, he decided to send 20,000 troops, to his left flank, to intercept the Prussians. Although, this was a sensible approach, it severely weakened the main attack. The French finally push through and took La Haye Sainte (the estate in the center of the Battlefield) but, this would end up being a small victory in a battle that would have an inevitable outcome. The British retreated their men, behind the ridge, in an attempt to hide them from the French viewpoint. The French, thinking they had the British on their heels, sent their elite soldiers (Old Guard) up the middle of the battlefield and over the ridge. Unknowingly to the French, Duke Wellington hatched a plan to hide some of his troops. As the Old Guard begins its assault, of the British center line, they are surprised by British troops lying in wait, on their flanks, in the high corn fields. The Old Guard is routed by three horse batteries attacking their flanks. With the Prussian Army destroying the left flank of the French Army, Wellington sounds the general charge. The charge is successful in pushing back the French lines. Napoleon regroups his Old Guard and orders them to attack. By this time, the Old Guard is down to under 200 men. Once again, Wellington uses his plan to hide

The battle of Gettysburg is seen today as the turning point of the war, and after the analysis of these historical documents its clear why the bloodshed at Gettysburg was as significant as it was being able to turn the tides of the war. Two sources that are going to be used in this are a website article from History.com: “Battle of Gettysburg” and a website article from the NeW World Encyclopedia: “Battle of gettysburg”. These sources will be analyzed by their origin, purpose, content, value and limitation in relation to this investigation.

Majority of my resources were from books or off the internet. They both contained a lot of useful information that relates to my research topic. The two books I used most are A Night to Remember and The Sinking of the Titanic. I also made references to another book that was included in A Night to Remember of Futility or better known as The Wreck of the Titan by Morgan Robertson. Since both books were published I deemed them as more reliable information. I also used films and documentary about the Titanic. These helped me get a better understanding of the factual part about the sinking of the Titanic. The films also helped me find any counterarguments my readers would have. The films were least helpful because they were videos of what I kind

The poems “The Charge of the Light Brigade” and “Dulce ET Decorum EST” are war poems. They reflect on two different but equally harrowing events, however the poets portray these events using their own style and the and result is two entirely different views of war.

Charge Of The Light Brigade is about the Crimean war. The Crimean War set the stage for the First World War by altering the balance in